1.   BAA president Frank B. Porter addressed the stunning crowd figure in a plea to get three messages out to the public and the running community.

2.   Unlike the National Football League, the NBA does not include no-shows in the crowd figure that is at the bottom of box scores each day.

3.   The crowd figures could not be independently confirmed.

4.   The World League shows no signs of losing strength in Europe and, in week nine of the season, set two seasons bests for crowd figures.

5.   The TV has portrayed the demonstrators as hooligans, or showed only sections of the crowd, minimizing the crowd figures.

6.   The action began after PLO leaders slammed reports about an Islamic rally on the autonomous Gaza Strip last Saturday, claiming the crowd figures were grossly inflated.

7.   The action began after PLO leaders slammed reports on an Islamic rally last Saturday, claiming the crowd figures were grossly inflated.